"When the accused himself leads the police to get the scooter, country made pistol and the shirt recovered, requirement of discovery stands satisfied," Delhi High
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The Madras High Court, in a significant ruling, held that the Authorization Committee cannot casually ignore the relationship between a donor and a recipient when
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"Classification of injuries under the code is not a matter of judicial caprice but a matter of scientific determination. In the absence of radiological proof,
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"A doctor, who consciously elects to continue private practice, cannot thereafter seek the financial advantages attached to surrender of such practice," Rajasthan High Court, in a significant
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"Generic undertaking relied upon by SBI, obtained at the commencement of family pension, does not, in these facts, suffice to displace the equitable restraint recognised
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"Once the very demand forming basis of the criminal complaint has been set aside by the competent Tribunal on merits, continuation of criminal proceedings would
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"Presumption of correctness can apply only to genuine, not forged or fraudulent, entries. Fraud and forgery rob a document of all its legal effect and
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"In terms of Section 3 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2006, any acts of omission, commission or conduct which leads to
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"Having occupied the premises, the defendant is necessarily liable to pay the licence fee or damages for use and occupation for the period of occupation," Kerala High
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"If under the terms of the contract the obligations of the parties have to be performed in a certain sequence, one of the parties to
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"The note of apology that appears in the supplementary affidavit and the submissions of the Learned Counsels, in the opinion of the Court, appear to
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"Pleadings are not statutes and legalism is not verbalism. Common sense should not be kept in cold storage when pleadings are construed," Madras High Court, in
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"It is a settled principle of criminal law that suspicion, however grave, cannot take the place of proof. The benefit of every reasonable doubt must
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"Cancellation of bail is a harsh step requiring strong and cogent evidence of wrong doing and the bail once granted cannot be cancelled in a mechanical manner
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"Any escalation or increase applied by the Court at time of determination of the market value cannot be adjusted as against the statutory benefit provided
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Kerala High Court, in a significant ruling dated June 3, 2026, granted transit anticipatory bail to a man from an inter-faith couple who fled Madhya Pradesh to marry
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"Adoption and its legal effects were abrogated, by the express words of the Quran and have never since found a place in Muhammadan jurisprudence in
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"A constitutional court cannot be restrained from granting bail to an accused on account of restrictive statutory provisions in a penal statute if it finds
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"The gross annual income mentioned in Section 38 is inclusive of the income derived by the Wakf from all sources, and it cannot be calculated after
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"Intention to make time the essence of the contract was expressed in writing in unmistakable language. The unambiguous language and intention employed in the Agreement
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"Provident fund accumulations constitute a vested statutory right of the employees and partake the character of protected retiral benefits incapable of being defeated by administrative
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"It is incumbent upon constitutional courts to not remain mute spectators, when such prolonged investigations are brought to its notice," Supreme Court, in a significant
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"A balance must be struck between the individual liberty of the respondent no. 2 on the one hand and the right of the appellant to
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"Admissions result in judgments without trial which permanently deny any remedy to the defendant, by way of an appeal on merits. Therefore, unless the admission is
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"Revisional court cannot act as an appellate court and reassess findings of fact or substitute conclusions unless jurisdictional error or material irregularity is demonstrated. In the
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"Contempt of the orders of this Court strikes at the very foundation of the rule of law and the authority of the judiciary. When public
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"Punishment in contempt proceedings is not an end in itself; it is a means to secure compliance, to uphold the dignity of the Court, and
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"In our view, the correct approach for a contractual provision would have to give way to a statutory amendment. Had the increase been by way of any
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"Prolongation of a matrimonial relationship would further lead not only to escalation of frustration in a dead relationship, which has already decayed and is decomposing
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"Recording a finding mandated under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, which is sine qua non for granting bail to an accused under the NDPS
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"Marriage, in its legal and constitutional dimension, can never be reduced to a mere contractual intersection of individual rights... it is a deeply personal and
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Supreme Court of India, in a significant ruling, held that a marriage which has effectively withered away and is "dead for all practical purposes"
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"Best interest of the child is not passive consideration but a vigorous principle that requires foresight, caution, and meticulous scrutiny in every matter affecting the minor’s property—
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"The distinction is founded upon a gender-based stereotype that a daughter, upon marriage, becomes a member of another family and loses all ties with her natal family.
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"Rescue without rehabilitation returns the victim to the very same conditions of poverty and vulnerability that made her a target in the first place. Identification and
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"Victim’s consent should be the primary and governing consideration when taking such decisions. A departure from the victim’s expressed wishes must be the exception, not the
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"In the context of Section 8, the question of karta-ship ordinarily does not arise merely because the property has come from a paternal ancestor. The heirs succeed
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"A temporary status casual labourer would be entitled to pensionary benefits on superannuation even in the absence of regularisation," Supreme Court, in a landmark ruling,
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Supreme Court, in a significant judgment, has clarified that when a male Hindu dies intestate, his separate property devolves upon his heirs as "tenants-in-common" and not as
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Supreme Court, in a significant ruling, held that for the purposes of computing the limitation period under Section 34(3) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996,
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"When the accused himself leads the police to get the scooter, country made pistol and the shirt recovered, requirement of discovery stands satisfied," Delhi High
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The Madras High Court, in a significant ruling, held that the Authorization Committee cannot casually ignore the relationship between a donor and a recipient when
read more
"Classification of injuries under the code is not a matter of judicial caprice but a matter of scientific determination. In the absence of radiological proof,
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"A doctor, who consciously elects to continue private practice, cannot thereafter seek the financial advantages attached to surrender of such practice," Rajasthan High Court, in a significant
read more
"Generic undertaking relied upon by SBI, obtained at the commencement of family pension, does not, in these facts, suffice to displace the equitable restraint recognised
read more
"Once the very demand forming basis of the criminal complaint has been set aside by the competent Tribunal on merits, continuation of criminal proceedings would
read more
"Presumption of correctness can apply only to genuine, not forged or fraudulent, entries. Fraud and forgery rob a document of all its legal effect and
read more
"In terms of Section 3 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2006, any acts of omission, commission or conduct which leads to
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"Having occupied the premises, the defendant is necessarily liable to pay the licence fee or damages for use and occupation for the period of occupation," Kerala High
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"If under the terms of the contract the obligations of the parties have to be performed in a certain sequence, one of the parties to
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"The note of apology that appears in the supplementary affidavit and the submissions of the Learned Counsels, in the opinion of the Court, appear to
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"Pleadings are not statutes and legalism is not verbalism. Common sense should not be kept in cold storage when pleadings are construed," Madras High Court, in
read more
"It is a settled principle of criminal law that suspicion, however grave, cannot take the place of proof. The benefit of every reasonable doubt must
read more
"Cancellation of bail is a harsh step requiring strong and cogent evidence of wrong doing and the bail once granted cannot be cancelled in a mechanical manner
read more
"Any escalation or increase applied by the Court at time of determination of the market value cannot be adjusted as against the statutory benefit provided
read more
Kerala High Court, in a significant ruling dated June 3, 2026, granted transit anticipatory bail to a man from an inter-faith couple who fled Madhya Pradesh to marry
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"Adoption and its legal effects were abrogated, by the express words of the Quran and have never since found a place in Muhammadan jurisprudence in
read more
"A constitutional court cannot be restrained from granting bail to an accused on account of restrictive statutory provisions in a penal statute if it finds
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"The gross annual income mentioned in Section 38 is inclusive of the income derived by the Wakf from all sources, and it cannot be calculated after
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"Intention to make time the essence of the contract was expressed in writing in unmistakable language. The unambiguous language and intention employed in the Agreement
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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